"I want to know who pulled the trigger; I want to know what command structure approved it, and I want to know why it's gone unaddressed until today on our strike and all the others targeted, Collins said. Senator Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint, who represent Collins's home state of Vermont, and Senator Chris Van Hollen stressed on Thursday that they will continue to push for accountability in the strike, which wounded six journalists."
"We're not letting it go. It doesn't matter how long they stonewall us. We're not letting it go, Balint told reporters. Welch said he was sending his seventh letter to the US Department of State demanding answers, accusing Israel of obfuscation. Israeli authorities, he said, claim they investigated the attack and ruled the shooting unintentional, but they provided no evidence that they questioned soldiers. Israel also never contacted the key witnesses namely, Colins and other survivors of the strike."
Dylan Collins, an American journalist injured in a 2023 Israeli double-tap strike in south Lebanon that killed Reuters video reporter Issam Abdallah, seeks to know who fired the shot and which command approved the attack. Collins and press freedom advocates demand military orders and accountability. More than two years after the strike, Israel has not provided adequate answers or evidence of interviewing soldiers or key witnesses, including Collins and other survivors. U.S. lawmakers Senators Peter Welch, Chris Van Hollen, and Representative Becca Balint joined Collins at the U.S. Capitol to press for accountability and continued inquiries, with Welch repeatedly urging the State Department for answers.
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